An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flight line after an aircrew ... A year later it entered service with the CIA and the U.S. Air Force as the RQ-1 (recon drone) Predator. Coinciding with the terrorist ...
The MQ-1's capabilities make it uniquely qualified ... selected the U.S. Air Force as the operating service for the RQ-1 Predator system. The "R" is the Department of Defense designation for ...
The MQ-9 Reaper (together with its MQ-1 Predator predecessor) has become iconic of United States Air Force strikes in hotspots around the world. While they are very vulnerable in contested ...
The RQ-1 proved adaptable to carrying an AGM ... Accepted in 2002 and promptly deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, the armed Predator was designated the MQ-1 (multirole drone).